A Houthi ballistic missile killed 12 people from nine countries and wounded 309 at King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, the week’s third attack on the facility.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Form Islamic Defense Pact
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a collective-defence pact in Mecca on August 7, bringing 1.4 million troops under a NATO-style mutual defence clause.
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Brent Crude Tops $108 as Iran Shoots Down US Drones and Tanker Burns off Oman
Brent crude climbed above $108 per barrel on September 15, the highest in over four months, after Iran claimed to have downed two US drones and an oil tanker caught fire near Oman.
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Saudi Arabia Launches 54 Airstrikes as Houthis Seize More Red Sea Islands
Saudi Arabia struck 54 Yemeni targets in 24 hours on September 15 as Houthi forces seized two more Red Sea islands, tightening their grip on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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Saudi Arabia Shuts East-West Pipeline as Houthi Drone Strikes Wound 73
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West oil pipeline after Houthi drone and missile attacks wounded 73 people at southern oil facilities, pushing Brent crude to $108.68 a barrel and cutting the kingdom’s main Hormuz bypass route.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Sign Mecca Defence Pact
The three nations signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, pledging collective defence in language explicitly modelled on NATO’s mutual defence clause.